[NatureNS] re Snapping turtle nesting site

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Hi Angela, yes, they are still considered vulnerable and it was dead on
arrival :( Just emailing DNR now to let them know .

Yes, hard to say what would happen to the babies, all depends on which
direction they move/time of day etc when they hatch.



Helene

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On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 5:53 PM, AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>wrote=
:

> Hi There.
>
> I knew that transporting the eggs to another site  them was not the most
> desirable idea.
>
> It wasn't the adult turtle I was thinking of. There was a group of people
> who stayed away but kept a watchful eye while she was laying the eggs and
> gave the cars plenty of warning.
>
> I was more worried about the babies when they hatch.
>
> Sorry to hear of the wood turtle demise. Are they still on the radar as
> being vulnerable/at risk/of concern etc?
>
> Angela in Windsor
>
>
>
>
> On 06/30/13, *Helene Van Doninck * <helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We've gotten lots, like 15-20 calls, about snapping turtles laying eggs
> right at the roadside in the past 2 weeks, from all over ns. If she chose
> that spot, I'm inclined to leave them be. One gentleman actually stayed t=
il
> she was finished burying them...ready to help her if she ventured onto th=
e
> rd, but she didn't.
>
> That being said ,I'm currently waiting for what sounds like a DOA wood
> turtle from a vehicle collision :(.
> Lots of turtle calls this year.
> Helene
> On Jun 30, 2013 4:16 PM, "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> wrote:
>
>>  Angela, I'm not sure why you were so concerned about that snapping
>> turtle nest.  If the eggs were indeed buried, even if it's an unusual si=
te,
>> they might even do OK there, considering for one thing that raccoons wou=
ld
>> not be "on" to that particular site as an annual site for getting turtle
>> eggs.  And relocating turtle eggs is, I think, not an easy task -- don't
>> they have to be kept in the same orientation as they were in the nest, f=
or
>> transportation, and then to where?  I think Oak Lawn Farm in Aylesford i=
s
>> used to incubating eggs of Blanding's and wood turtles, so that might be=
 a
>> possibility.  Perhaps John Gilhen can add to this discussion?  Cheers fr=
om
>> Jim in Wolfville.
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From: *Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>
>> *Date: *June 30, 2013 1:29:21 PM ADT
>> *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Turlte nesting site #2*
>> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>>     I suspect that, with the recent heavy rainfall,  many of this year=
=92s
>> turtle nests have been drowned or washed out. Our rivers and lakes are
>> unseasonably high right now (as they were after the passage of
>> post-tropical storm Andrea) and the beaches and sandbars are flooded.
>> Turtle nests on artificial sites, such as the unpaved shoulders of roads=
,
>> may be faring better...
>>    Last Sunday I found some loose turtle eggs, resembling miniature
>> ping-pong balls, underwater in Hants County=92s Herbert River...
>>    Dusan Soudek
>>
>>  *From:* AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, June 30, 2013 12:08 PM
>> *To:* naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Turlte nesting site #2
>>
>>  I had just posted a question about DNR relocating turtle eggs from a
>> road.
>>
>> My friend just let me know that someone has made contact with the Museum
>> of Natural History and someone was going to come help.
>>
>> Phew!
>>
>> Angela in Windsor
>>
>>
>> *From: *AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>
>> *Date: *June 30, 2013 12:04:56 PM ADT
>> *To: *naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> *Subject: **[NatureNS] Snapping turtle nesting site*
>> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> A friend of mine witnessed a snapping turtle actually laying eggs in a
>> nest butting against the side of the pavement on a road. ( in her
>> subdivision )
>>
>> Does anyone know if DNR would relocate them?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Angela in Windsor
>>
>> --
> "The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same level
> of thinking that created them."
> Albert Einstein
>
> "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the
> rest of the world."
> John Muir

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Angela, yes, they are still considered vulnerable and i=
t was dead on arrival :( Just emailing DNR now to let them know .=A0<div><b=
r></div><div>Yes, hard to say what would happen to the babies, all depends =
on which direction they move/time of day etc when they hatch.=A0</div>
<div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div>Helene</div></div></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Helene Van Doni=
nck DVM<br>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1 Brookfield NS B0=
N1C0<br>
902-893-0253<br><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">bi=
rdvet@hotmail.com</a><br><a href=3D"http://www.cwrc.net" target=3D"_blank">=
www.cwrc.net</a><div><div>Find us on <a href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/pa=
ges/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334" target=3D"_bla=
nk">Facebook</a>=A0and <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife" targ=
et=3D"_blank">Twitter</a></div>
</div></div></div>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 5:53 PM, AngelaJ=
oudrey <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aljoudrey@eastlink.ca" targe=
t=3D"_blank">aljoudrey@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex">
Hi There.<br><br>I knew that transporting the eggs to another site=A0 them =
was not the most desirable idea.<br><br>It wasn&#39;t the adult turtle I wa=
s thinking of. There was a group of people who stayed away but kept a watch=
ful eye while she was laying the eggs and gave the cars plenty of warning.<=
br>
<br>I was more worried about the babies when they hatch.<br><br>Sorry to he=
ar of the wood turtle demise. Are they still on the radar as being vulnerab=
le/at risk/of concern etc?<br><br>Angela in Windsor<div><div class=3D"h5">
<br><br><br><br><span>On 06/30/13, <b>Helene Van Doninck </b> &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">helene.birdvet@gmail=
.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote style=3D"border-left:1px solid #00f;p=
adding-left:13px;margin-left:0" type=3D"cite">
<div><p>We&#39;ve gotten lots, like 15-20 calls, about snapping turtles lay=
ing eggs right at the roadside in the past 2 weeks, from all over ns. If sh=
e chose that spot, I&#39;m inclined to leave them be. One gentleman actuall=
y stayed til she was finished burying them...ready to help her if she ventu=
red onto the rd, but she didn&#39;t. </p>


<p>That being said ,I&#39;m currently waiting for what sounds like a DOA wo=
od turtle from a vehicle collision :(.<br>
Lots of turtle calls this year. <br>
Helene</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 30, 2013 4:16 PM, &quot;James W. Wolford&=
quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwo=
lford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">

<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
Angela, I&#39;m not sure why you were so concerned about that snapping turt=
le nest. =A0If the eggs were indeed buried, even if it&#39;s an unusual sit=
e, they might even do OK there, considering for one thing that raccoons wou=
ld not be &quot;on&quot; to that particular site as an annual site for gett=
ing turtle eggs. =A0And relocating turtle eggs is, I think, not an easy tas=
k -- don&#39;t they have to be kept in the same orientation as they were in=
 the nest, for transportation, and then to where? =A0I think Oak Lawn Farm =
in Aylesford is used to incubating eggs of Blanding&#39;s and wood turtles,=
 so that might be a possibility. =A0Perhaps John Gilhen can add to this dis=
cussion? =A0Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br>

<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:=
0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12=
.0px Helvetica"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" sty=
le=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">Dusan Soudek &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.=
sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</font></div=
>

<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" st=
yle=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">June 30, 2013 1:29:21 PM ADT</font></div>

<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" styl=
e=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" targ=
et=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div>

<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"=
 style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Turlte nesting site #2</=
b></font></div>

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:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3=
" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div>

<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div>  <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size=
:12pt;font-family:&#39;Calibri&#39;"> <div>=A0=A0 I suspect that, with the =
recent heavy rainfall,=A0 many of this year=92s turtle nests have been drow=
ned or washed out. Our rivers and lakes are unseasonably high right now (as=
 they were after the passage of post-tropical storm Andrea) and the beaches=
 and sandbars are flooded. Turtle nests on artificial sites, such as the un=
paved shoulders of roads, may be faring better...</div>

 <div>=A0=A0 Last Sunday I found some loose turtle eggs, resembling miniatu=
re ping-pong balls, underwater in Hants County=92s Herbert River...</div> <=
div>=A0=A0 Dusan Soudek</div> <div style=3D"font-size:small;font-style:norm=
al;text-decoration:none;font-family:&#39;Calibri&#39;;display:inline;font-w=
eight:normal">

 <div style=3D"FONT:10pt tahoma"> <div><br></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND:=
#f5f5f5"> <div><b>From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:aljoudrey@eastlink.ca" target=
=3D"_blank">AngelaJoudrey</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 30, 201=
3 12:08 PM</div>

 <div><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blan=
k">naturens</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Turlte nesting site =
#2</div></div></div> <div><br></div></div> <div style=3D"font-size:small;fo=
nt-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:&#39;Calibri&#39;;display:=
inline;font-weight:normal">

I had just posted a question about DNR relocating turtle eggs from a road.<=
br><br>My friend just let me know that someone has made contact with the Mu=
seum of Natural History and someone was going to come help.<br><br>Phew!<br=
>

<br>Angela in Windsor<br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-=
bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=
=3D"3" style=3D"font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica"><b>From:=
=A0</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:normal norm=
al normal 12px/normal Helvetica">AngelaJoudrey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aljoud=
rey@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">aljoudrey@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</font></di=
v>

<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:n=
ormal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica"><b>Date:=A0</b></font><font face=
=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:normal normal normal 12px/normal He=
lvetica">June 30, 2013 12:04:56 PM ADT</font></div>

<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:n=
ormal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica"><b>To:=A0</b></font><font face=
=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:normal normal normal 12px/normal He=
lvetica">naturens &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"=
_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;</font></div>

<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:n=
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ace=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:normal normal normal 12px/normal=
 Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Snapping turtle nesting site</b></font></div>

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:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:n=
ormal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica"><b>Reply-To:=A0</b></font><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:normal normal normal 12px/norma=
l Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">n=
aturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div>

<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div>A friend of mine witnessed a snapping turtl=
e actually laying eggs in a nest butting against the side of the pavement o=
n a road. ( in her subdivision )<br>

<br>Does anyone know if DNR would relocate them?<br><br>Thanks<br>Angela in=
 Windsor</blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div>
</div></blockquote></div></div>--<br>&quot;The significant problems of our =
time cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.&quot=
;<br>Albert Einstein<br><br>&quot;When one tugs at a single thing in nature=
, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.&quot;<br>
John Muir
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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